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【題目】 Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? You may think of Confucius(孔子), September 28 was his birthday. Although he lived over 2,000 years ago, people today still remember and respect him.

Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a hard childhood. His father died when he was only 3, so he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius never gave up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.

Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in China. At that time only children from rich families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.

Today, people still follow Confucius’ lessons. He told us that we all have something worthy(值得) to be learned. “When I am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities and follow them.” He also taught us that thinking is very important in study. “All study but no thinking makes people puzzled (困惑的). All thinking but no study makes people lazy.”

Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. “A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others.” he said.

【1】Confucius learned music, history, poetry and sports __________as a child.

A.by teaching himself at homeB.with the help of his mother

C.by going to schoolD.by visiting many famous teachers

【2】Confucius started the first public school to __________.

A.help poor children go to school, tooB.find himself a job as a teacher

C.teach children at schoolbut not at homeD.make himself the best teacher in China

【3】The correct order of the following statements is __________.

① Confucius worked to help his mother as a child.

② Confucius educated about 3,000 students in his lifetime.

③ Confucius’ father died.

④ Confucius started the first public school in Chinese history.

A.③①④②B.②③④①C.③①②④D.④③①②

【4】Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A.Confucius’ Teaching MethodsB.A Great Man with Hard Childhood

C.A Person Who Changed ChinaD.Confucius-- A Great Teacher and Thinker

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

這篇短文主要介紹了偉大的教育家，思想家孔子，小時候生活很艱難，但沒有放棄學習�？鬃映闪⒘说谝凰�公共學堂，他認為人人都有受教育的權利，孔子的“三人行，必有我?guī)熝伞�，“嚴以律己，寬以待人”等至今對世人很有教育意義。

【1】細節(jié)理解。by teaching himself at home通過在家自學；with the help of his mother在他母親的幫助下；by going to school通過去上學；by visiting many famous teachers通過拜訪許多著名的老師。根據(jù)文中“He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.” 他拜訪了許多名師，學習了音樂、歷史、詩歌和體育。可知，孔子小時候拜訪許多名師，學習音樂、歷史、詩歌和體育。故選D。

【2】細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文中“Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in China. At that time only children from rich families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn.” 后來，他成為一名教師，創(chuàng)辦了中國第一所公立學校。當時只有富裕家庭的孩子才能上學，但孔子認為，如果他們想學習，每個人都應該上學�？芍�，孔子也創(chuàng)辦了第一所公立學校，幫助貧困兒童上學。故選A。

【3】細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文中“His father died when he was only 3”孔子三歲的時候，他的父親死了。根據(jù)文中“so he had to work to help his mother”他不餓不幫助他的母親；根據(jù)文中“Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in China.” 后來，他成為一名教師，創(chuàng)辦了中國第一所公立學校。根據(jù)文中“He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.” 他一生大約有3000名學生�？芍�選項A是正確的，故選A。

【4】標題歸納。通讀整篇短文可知，這篇短文主要講述了中國偉大的教育家，思想家——孔子。故選D。

閱讀理解題通常從細節(jié)，文章主旨，推測詞組大意幾個方面考查學生對文章的理解，做題時注意找到文章出處，做到有理有據(jù)。例如第3題。根據(jù)關鍵詞“Confucius learned music, history, poetry and sports”可知，定位至He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports. 他拜訪了許多名師，學習了音樂、歷史、詩歌和體育。故選A。